Packing case



0. A. ROSE PACKING CASE June 8, 1965 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR OTHA A.ROSE Filed Nov. 6, 1963 ATTORNEY O. A. RQSE PACKING CASE June 8, 1965 4Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 6, 1963 INVENTOR 0764 A. R056 \J, Q M-ATTORNEY June 8, 1965 o. A. ROSE 3,187,975

PACKING CASE Filed Nov. 6, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR OTHA A. R0

ATTORNEY June 8, 1965 o. A. ROSE 3 3,187,975

PACKING CASE Filed Nov. 6, 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR V 077154 ,4.R055 N. Hwy X)- Y ATTORNEY United States Patent Filed Nov. 6, 1963, Set;No. 321,861'

7 Claims. (Cl. 229- 44) The present invention relates to a packing casefor gaskets andithe like". u t A, l

Generally, there is provideda packing case or container for the shipmentof extruded plastic and rubber gaskets to The'Meatl Corsuch as thoseusedron refrigerato r and freezer d oo rs pr h for like materials. Thecontaineror PBQIIIIIg CEISQCOl'lSIStS of two specially slotted flangedtubes which, when properly' assembled onetubej within the other, forms anarrow fully enclosed channel therebetween'in which the gaskets or the ilike may be placed. One of the features of the invention: is that theupper. flanges of the inner tube structureare folded inwardly upon oneanother and fastened together as by glue or stapling. and thus form abasejor bed to which theupper flaps ,of theouter tube maybe glued orfastened 'j with ease, the flaps of the inner tubemember forming'asubstantial base whereby such operation may be performed without the;necessity of providingasupport beneath the flaps of the inner tubeduring such process, thus affording" a great. saving in time. Anotherfeature of the invention is the provision of open topand bottom portionsthe assembled device, thus; affording a saving materialin theconstructionthereof. p r o It is accordingly an object of the inventionto provide a device of the character set forth which is simple, in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet eifective and eificient inuse. I

Another object of the invention i s to provide a riovel packing case forgaskets and the likCIWhiCh may be manufactured at a minimum-of cost dueto waste material in the blanks, the blanks in the instant inventionbeing substantially rectangular and lending themselves to simple andefficient'manufacture.

Another object of the invention'is to provide, in aclevice" of thecharacter set forth, novelspa'cing means forming -a part of theinvention, a

Another object of the inve ntion is the provisiorh in a device of thecharacter set forth, of open top and bottom portions effecting a savingof material in the completed device.

Still another object of the invention is the provision, in

a device. of the character set forth, of novel provisions for fasteningcertain flaps forming parts of the invention. Other and further objectsof the invention will become apparent from a reading of the followingspecification r taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a blank of an outer tube forming a part ofthe invention; 7

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG- URE 1 showing thesame in partially assembled condition;

part of the invention; V

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the device of FIG-- URE 3 showing thesame in partially assembled condition;

tubular members illustrating the same'in their condition immediatelyprior to final assembly; I

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the completely as:

sembled device of the present invention;

' rrouanv is a bottom plan view of the device 111115 trated in FIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIGURE 6; and,

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of an inner tube forming a FIGURE 9 is asectional view'taken along line 99* of FIGURE 6.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown thereinia blank of an outertube generally indicated at'lQ, and;in

FIGURES 3 andf4 particularly, an inner" tube generally indicatedfat 11.i The blank of thef'outer tube'lti, best" shown in FIGURE 1, ispr'ovided'with a pair of longitu dinally extending fold lines 12 and 13which'are inter connected by transversely extendingfold lines 14, '15and 16 thus providing an end panel 17 bou d dth -f ldlmu lines'l2,l3 and14; a side panel '18 bounded by the fold lines l2, 13, 14 and 15;anendpanel'w bounded by fold lines 12, l3, l5 and 16; and a sidepanel 26bounded by fold lines 12, 13 and 16. p

SlitsfZl, 22 anezs extend outwardly from 'foldline 12 to theadjacentflongitudinal end of the tube 10 providing bottom end flapszaand'ZtS and bottom side fiap s'25 and Slits Z8, Z9 3d extend"later'allyfrorn foldline 13 to the' adjacentlon'gitudinaledge'ofblank'ltl forming'top Referring'to the inner tube 11, thebankthfeofisbeSt shown in FIGURES and'it willbe seen 'that it is anelongated rectangular single piece structure 'havinga pair-- ofspacd'par'alle'l foldlines' 35 and36 "e'xtending'longi tudinally thereofwhich fold lines 'arednterconnected by transverse fold lines3'7, '33'and'39. A side panel-4t is" slits-5i, 52, '53, 54,55,56 and 57'extendtransversely" frorr'ifold line' 36 to the adja'cent "longitudinal'edg'ei'of blank 11 forming, withfo1dline36, side spacer members'y 58,59, as and 61; end spacer 'rnernbers62 and'63; and

bottom side flaps 64 and 65.

ln assernbling the outer tube, blank Ill-is folded along r fold line'si4, 15" and 16 and theends brought together and secured by, for example,a tape 66 as shown in FIG- URE 2. The" bottom end flaps Z4 'and 26aretheir bent inwardly afterwhich the bottom sideflaps ZS and 27 arebent inwardly and stapled to the bottom end flaps 24 and 26 as shown at67 in FIGURE 7. This leaves the outer tube Ill in the condition shown inFIGURE 5. a

.The inner tube is then folded along fold lines 37, 38 and 39 and thefree ends thereof interconnected by a tape 68 or the like, as shown inFIGURE 4, whereupon the spacer members 58, 59, 62, 60, 61 and 63 arebent outwardly andthe bottom flap members 64 and 65am bent inwardlyalong fold line 36 as shown in FIGURE 5. Thereafter, top end flaps 49and 5%] are bent inwardly and top side flaps 47 and 48 are then bentinwardly over the end flaps49 and 5t) and secured thereto by staples 69or the like, again as shown'in FIGURE 5.

The inner tube '11 is now lowered into the outer tube 19 and it will beapparent that the spacer members will now have their outer edges'incontact with the inner faces of the side and end walls, 17, 18, 19 and2070f the I I I outer tube 10, thus-providing a continuous space 79 beFIGURE 5 is an exploded perspective view of the two enclosing thecontinuous space 70. It will be seen by reference, for example, toFIGURES 6 and 7, that a rectangular opening 81.extends verticallyPatented June 8, 1965 through the thus assembled container, thusaffording a saving in material.

It will be seen that when the inner tube 131 is placed within the outertube that the bottom flaps 64 and 65 of the inner tube may be fastenedwith staples 72 or the like to bottom side flaps 25 and 27 of the outertube. It will also be apparent that when the staples 71 are administeredto the container that they will connect with flaps 31 and 33 and that inthis process the inner tube upper flap structure 47, 48, 49 and 50 willact as a stable base for the insertion of the staples 71 as aforesaid.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein,it is obvious that other modifications and/or equivalents may beemployed without departing 1 from the scope of the invention, which isdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A container of the character described comprising outer tube havingside and end walls, inwardly extending bottom side and end flaps, andinwardly extending top side and end flaps; and an inner tube having sideand end walls, inwardly extending bottom side flaps affixed to thebottom side flaps of the outer tube, outwardly extending spacer flapsformed integrally with the lower edges of the side and end walls thereofand having their outer edges in contact with the inner faces of thewalls of the outer tube, and inwardly directed top side and end flaps;said top flaps of said outer tube overlying and fastened to the topflaps of the inner tube.

2. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said tubes is formedof a rectangular blank.

3. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein the inner walls of theinner tube, the inner edges of the bottom flaps of the outer tube, andthe inner edges of the top flaps of both tubes define an openingextending through said container. i

4. A container of the character described comprising an outer tubehaving side and end walls, inwardly extending bottom side and end flaps,and inwardly extending top side and end flaps; and an inner tube havingside and end walls, inwardly extending bottom side flaps afiixed to thebottom side flaps of the outer tube, outwardly extending spacer flapsformed integrally with the lower edges of the outer portions of the sidewalls thereof, spacer flaps formed integrally and extending outwardlyfrom the bottoms of the end walls thereof, said spacer members havingtheir enemas/e outer edges in contact with the inner faces of the wallsof the outer tube, and inwardly directed top side and end flaps; saidtop flaps of said outer tube overlying and fastened to the top flaps ofthe inner tube.

5. A container as defined in claim 4 wherein said bottom side flaps ofsaid inner tube are integrally formed with the center portion of each ofthe side walls of said inner tube.

'6. A container of the character described comprising an outer tubehaving side and end walls, inwardly'extending bottom side and end flaps,and inwardly extending top side and end flaps; and an inner tube spacedfrom said outer tube to define a continuous peripheral channel andhaving side and end walls, inwardly extending bottom side flaps afiixedto the bottom side flaps of the outer tube, outwardly extending spacermeans formed integrally with said walls of the inner tube and havingtheir outer edges in contact with the inner faces of the walls of theouter tube, and inwardly extending top side and end flaps; said topflaps of said outer tube overlying the top flaps of the inner tube andfastened thereto.

7. A container of the character described comprising an outer tubehaving side and end walls, inwardly extending bottom side and end flaps,and inwardly extending top side and end flaps; an inner tube having sideand end walls spaced from the side and end walls of said outer tube andforming therewith a continuous peripheral receptacle for receivingarticles to be stored therein, inwardly extending bottom side flaps,outwardly extending spacer flaps formed integrally with the lower edgesof the side and end walls thereof and having their outer edges incontact with the inner faces of the walls of the .outer tube, andinwardly extending top side and end flaps; and means for affixing thebottom side flaps of the inner tube to the bottom side flaps of theouter tube, said top flaps of said outer tube overlying and fastened tothe top flaps of the inner tube.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1/64 Pomerantz22914 FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner.

1. A CONTAINER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING OUTER TUBE HAVINGSIDE AND END WALLS, INWARDLY EXTENDING BOTTOM SIDE AND END FLAPS, ANDINWARDLY EXTENDING TOP SIDE AND END FLAPS; AND AN INNER TUBE HAVING SIDEAND END WALLS, INWARDLY EXTENDING BOTTOM SIDE FLAPS AFFIXED TO THEBOTTOM SIDE FLAPS OF THE OUTER TUBE, OUTWARDLY EXTENDING SPACER FLAPSFORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE LOWER EDGES OF THE SIDE AND END WALLS THEREOFAND HAVING THEIR OUTER EDGES IN CONTACT WITH THE INNER FACES OF THEWALLS OF THE OUTER TUBE, AND INWARDLY DIRECTED TOP SIDE AND END FLAPS;SAID TOP FLAPS OF SAID OUTER TUBE OVERLYING AND FASTENED TO THE TOPFLAPS OF THE INNER TUBE.